Clothes-hanger



J. E. IRVINE. CLOTHES HANGER.

No. 590,311. 4 Patented Sept. 21,1897.

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JOHN E. IRVINE, OF BROOKLYN, NEIV YORK.

CLOTHES-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,311, datedSeptember 21, 1897.

Application filed February 8,1896. Serial No. 578,560. (Model) To aZZwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN E. IRVINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,haveinvented a new and useful Clothes- Hanger, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to the manner of hanging clothes for dryingpurposes from a single rope or wire line-wire preferred as being lessliable to shrinkage or breakage-by the use of separate wirehangers,which can beconnected to each other after one is attached toline. This clothes-hanger is constructed so as to reduce to a minimumthe possibility of the clothes coming in contact with the fixed line.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of one entire hanger in miniature onclothes-line and fitted on the same by suspending spiral eyes, one ateach end. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the ends of two hangersconnected on the line. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a hanger, showingconnecting spiral eye and also one of the suspending spiral eyes asfitted to the line.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Straight wire a, above the fixed line 6, connects suspending spiral eyesI) 6. Wire 0, to which the clothes are pinned, is below and clear offixed line e,on which the hanger slides, suspended therefrom bysuspending spiral eyes I) b. Spiral-eye connection (I on the front endof each hanger is to connect the hangers to each other, as in Fig. 2.

This hanger is made from a single piece of wire formed to have straightwire a connecting two suspending spiral eyes I) b, by which the hangeris suspended from a rope or wire line drawn taut between two points ofsupport. The eyes 7) b are located at the ends of the straight wire atright angles thereto and slightly below said wire, the ends of the wirebent down, and one of the ends is bent parallel with the upper straightwire to form the lower member of the clothes-hanger. At the terminals ofthe wire are formed eyes f to connect the ends of the wire. One of theends of the wire is extended and is formed into the connecting spiraleye d.

Upon the lower wire the clothes are suspended for drying purposes andare fastened thereto with clothespins. Each hanger or section beingexactly similar in form and construction, they are interchangeable,making no difference as to which is attached to line first or last. Theupper straight wire a, above the fixed line 6,

connecting suspending spiral eyes I) b, not

only tends to prevent the clothes from coming in contact with fixed line6, but stifiens and strengthens the whole structure.

To attach a hanger to the fixed line, place the suspending spiral eyesupon and to the right of the fixed line with the depending members ofthe hanger at the left side of the fixed line, when by springing fixedline backward and upward over straight wire a the hanger is secured inposition, the second section to be secured in the same manner as thefirst, after allowing the rear end of the first section to drop overback of spiral-eye connection. A slight pull causes said rear end todrop in spiral-eye connection, the hanger to be detached by holding thefront end of near hanger, and reaching over straight wire a grasp theline 6, springing it upward and backward over straight wire a, whichwill free the hanger from the line. A slight turn of this hanger to theright and a slightpush forward releases the connecting spiral eyefrornthe adjacent hanger, and as many hangers as are needed can beeasily and quickly attached or detached.

These hangers can be made strong and in convenient lengths of from twoto three feet each by five to six inches in depth.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is- Y A clothes-hanger consisting of an upper straight wire providedwith an open suspending spiral eye at each end, slightly below and atright angles to the straight wire, the ends of the wire being extendeddownward and bent to form a link-shaped section, one terminal of thewire forming the connecting spiral eye, and connected to the otherterminal, substantially as set forth.

JOHN E. IRVINE.

Witnesses:

J. FRED BOUGHAN, J AS. J. SMITH.

